TY - BOOK ED - International Monetary Fund. TI - Eastern Caribbean Currency Union: Staff Report for the 2004 Regional Surveillance T2 - IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report SN - 1451811659 : SN - 1934-7685 PY - 2004/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - International Monetary Fund KW - Debt KW - imf KW - Financial Sector KW - Interest KW - Public Debt KW - Public Sector KW - Antigua and Barbuda KW - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines N2 - The staff report for the 2004 Regional Surveillance on the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) focuses on the economic developments and near-term prospects. The fiscal position of the governments in the region has deteriorated sharply in recent years and resulted in a marked increase in public sector debt. Efforts in the region have focused on strengthening the supervisory and regulatory regimes in both the domestic banking sector and the offshore financial sector. Enhanced regional cooperation could also help broaden markets and provide opportunities to achieve economies of scale UR - http://elibrary.imf.org/view/IMF002/01920-9781451811650/01920-9781451811650/01920-9781451811650.xml UR - http://www.imfbookstore.org/IMFORG/9781451811650 ER -